about medical and dental colleges test
The Medical & Dental Colleges Admission Test (MDCAT) is a standardized admission test which is MANDATORY for admission to MBBS and BDS Programmes in all public and private sector medical and dental institutions. It is a three hour (90 minutes) pen and paper-based test.
mDCAT Paper pattern
- • Total Number of MCQs: 180
- • Duration of MDCAT: 3 hours
- • Minimum Passing Marks for MBBS: 55%
- • Passing Marks for BDS: 50%
- • No Negative Marking
merit criteria
MDCAT50%
Inter40%
Matric10%
division of MCQs in MDCAT
- • Biology: 81
- • Chemistry: 45
- • Physics: 36
- • English: 09
- • Logical Reasoning: 09
session composition
Phase I: Before F.Sc. Exams (Duration: 11 weeks/22 days) (2 days a week) (Friday and Sunday)
- • F.Sc. Book II (As per PMC syllabus) will be covered
- • Physics, Chemistry and Biology
- • Extra lectures (45 min) in Phase-1 to be provided by campus as per the schedule
Phase II: After F.Sc. Exams (Duration: 1.5-2 Months) (6 days a week)
- • Leftover Topics of Phase 1 (If any)
- • F.Sc. Book I will be covered after F.Sc. exams
- • Physics, Chemistry and Biology
- • English and Logical Reasoning as per PMC syllabus
- • FLPs (SWIFT & Full Course) in phase-2
session duration
Approx. 2 to 3 months
scholarships
Merit and need based scholarships are available.